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Georgeson Botanical Garden awarded official peony designation
May 07, 2025
For more than 25 years, people from around the world have visited Georgeson Botanical Garden to admire and learn more about the peonies that bloom there,120 miles south of the Arctic Circle. In April, the American Peony Society designated the Georgeson as an official peony reference garden, one of nine nationally.
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Class offered to prepare trainers for StrongPeople program
May 06, 2025
A Fairbanks workshop will train people to lead a popular exercise program for midlife and older adults in Alaska communities. Led by Leslie Shallcross, a home, health and family development agent with the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Cooperative Extension Service, the workshop will prepare participants to teach StrongPeople/StrongWomen exercise classes in nonprofit community settings.
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Build a garden for native pollinators in Delta Junction workshop
May 05, 2025
Get hands-on experience propagating native species and learn how to create a thriving community of nectar-rich native plants in a free in-person workshop in Delta Junction. The workshop is hosted by the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Cooperative Extension Service in conjunction with the Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District and Partners for Progress in Delta.
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Chicken University teaches the basics of raising poultry
May 05, 2025
Raising chickens in the backyard is a fun hobby and a great way to improve your food security in Alaska. Chicken University is a free class led by Jim Vinyard with the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. He will discuss everything you need to know to start and nurture your flock.
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Museum family programs showcase songs in May
May 05, 2025
Family programs at the University of Alaska Museum of the North will explore the theme of songs in May.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ colleges honor 2024-2025 top students
May 02, 2025
Schools and colleges at the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ have named their outstanding students for the 2024-2025 academic years. Students are selected for a variety of accomplishments, including exceptional academic achievement, leadership, contributions to their field or community.
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May 01, 2025
Leanne Bulger recently found a new hole in the forest floor on the west end of Fairbanks. Into it, she poked a long plastic pipe.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ to host 103rd commencement ceremony
April 30, 2025
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ will honor the Class of 2025 during its 103rd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ student wins press club public service award
April 30, 2025
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ student Lina Mariscal has received the 2025 Alaska Press Club Public Service Award. She is one of a dozen ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ students who received awards at the press club's annual conference earlier this month.
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Patty Mongold named 2025 Business Leader of the Year
April 30, 2025
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ College of Business and Security Management has named Patty Mongold, CEO and board chair at Mt. McKinley Bank, as the 2025 Business Leader of the Year award recipient.
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Geophysical Institute, Poker Flat announce summer tours
April 29, 2025
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Geophysical Institute is offering free public tours to showcase some of its science facilities.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ to honor outstanding graduates, commencement speaker
April 28, 2025
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ will honor its 2025 outstanding undergraduate degree recipients and commencement speaker at a ceremony on Friday, May 2.
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Learn to create felted and wearable art in Delta fiber series
April 28, 2025
A series of in-person workshops in Delta Junction will show participants how to take raw wool and clean, dye and create finished felted products they can wear home or sell.
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Susan Harry keeps a close eye on pollen in Interior Alaska
April 25, 2025
For the past 25 years, Susan Harry has been peering into a microscope every spring to count and classify minuscule grains of pollen. It's a task that can take from a few minutes up to an hour and a half at the height of pollen season, in May and early June.
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Tundra swans take two pathways to Alaska
April 25, 2025
Tundra swans -- at 15 pounds and with a wingspan of almost six feet -- are now touching down on the ponds and snowfields of Alaska.
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